Definition: As much as we would love to talk about gloomy '80s bands like Bauhaus and The Cure, the gothic is actually a literary genre that dates way, way back.
Some of the most common oral cancer symptoms and signs include: 1  Persistent mouth sore: A sore in the mouth that does not heal is the most common symptom of oral cancer. 2  Pain: Persistent mouth pain is another common oral cancer sign. 3  A lump or thickening in the cheek.  A white or red patch on the gums, tongue, tonsil, or lining of the mouth.
Cancer and its treatment can sometimes cause difficulty chewing and/or swallowing. Difficulty chewing can result from physical changes to the mouth, jaw or tongue caused by cancers like oral cancer. Pain or difficulty swallowing, or dysphagia, is a common symptom of cancers like throat cancer and esophageal cancer. Symptoms of dysphagia may include pain while swallowing, inability to swallow, choking or coughing while eating, a sensation of food getting stuck in the throat, and soreness, pain and/or swelling in the throat or mouth. Difficulty chewing and/or swallowing can be scary.